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The Lyric Feature

Irish broadcaster RTÉ lyric fm"s weekly documentary slot. Programmes about music, literature, visual arts and other areas where creativity is manifest. Broadcast on Sundays at 6pm on RTÉ Lyric FM.

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0:52:15

A Sonic Artic return | The Lyric Feature

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2025/11/02

Composer and sound recordist, Karen Power and her microphones revisit the remote, magnetic spaces of the Arctic which she first visited and recorded more than a decade previously.

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0:46:21

Black Siren - | The Lyric Feature

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2025/10/26

This weeks Lyric Feature is -Black Syren, which tells the largely forgotten story of Rachel Baptist, a Black Irish soprano, who predominantly appeared in Irish "pleasure gardens” in the 1750s and 1760s performing arias by Handel and Arne among others.The feature is presented by journalist Saibh Downes.

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0:57:40

The musician that is me - | The Lyric Feature

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2025/10/19

"Ahead of her celebratory concert with the NSO, this feature reflects on the career of US-born composer Jane O'Leary, who has made an immeasurable contribution to contemporary Irish classical music since moving to Ireland in 1972."

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0:55:15

Connie Gets a Rewrite | The Lyric Feature

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2025/10/12

Constance "Connie" Smith was born in 1929 on Limerick's Wolfe Tone Street and would later become a star who burned brightly, but all too briefly, during the golden age of Hollywood cinema.

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0:54:38

A New series begins with 'A corner of the Burren'

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2025/10/05

The poet Moya Cannon takes us toA Corner of the Burrento a place she discovered through her reading of Tim Robinson's maps, the triangle formed by Corcomroe Abbey, St. Colman's Well, Ought-mama and the 'Seven Churches’.

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0:56:53

Music, Romanticism & the Sublime- | The Lyric Feature

The Lyric Feature ·

2025/07/20

Part 3 - The romantic imagination - Michael Lee explores the rich imaginative idealism that informed so much music in the Romantic Era.

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0:57:23

Music, Romanticism & the Sublime- | The Lyric Feature

The Lyric Feature ·

2025/07/13

Part 2- Virtuosity and PoetryIn this three-part series, Michael Lee explores the rich imaginative idealism that informed so much music in the Romantic Era.

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0:56:42

| The Lyric Feature Romanticism & the Sublime

The Lyric Feature ·

2025/07/06

In this three-part series, Michael Lee explores the rich imaginative idealism that informed so much music in the Romantic Era. Part 1 - The Sublime

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0:46:28

Recalling the layers | The Lyric Feature

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2025/06/29

Patricia Baker goes in search of the hidden history of a place behind a locked door in Dublin 8.

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0:58:25

Wild | The Lyric Feature

The Lyric Feature ·

2025/06/22

'Wild' tells the story of Ireland's landscapes and its wildlife across past, present and future, exploring the ever changing relationship between people and nature through time.

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0:49:43

A Dream of Foreign Lands | The Lyric Feature

The Lyric Feature ·

2025/06/15

A Dream of Foreign Lands commemorates the 40th anniversary of Rum Sodomy & The Lash, the groundbreaking album by The Pogues. Featuring exclusive contributions from James Fearnley and Jem Finer of the band, as well as Shane's sister Siobhan MacGowan, the programme delves into the album's enduring creative and cultural significance.

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0:45:25

The Ballad of the Stolwijk Rescue | The Lyric Feature

The Lyric Feature ·

2025/06/08

Ye Vagabonds Brían Mac Gloinn tells the story in word and song of the rescue of 18 Dutch sailors off Arranmore Island in December 1940. Written, presented and performed by Brían Mac Gloinn. Produced by Brían Mac Gloinn & Eoin O Kelly

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0:50:55

The Naked Soul of Man | The Lyric Feature

The Lyric Feature ·

2025/06/01

A story of music, leadership and resilience on Shackleton's Endurance Expedition.

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0:51:56

Deirdre of the Sorrows | The Lyric Feature

The Lyric Feature ·

2025/05/25

Scottish poet Kenneth Steven presents Deirdre of the Sorrows, exploring this ancient tale that continues to inspire writers and musicians today.

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0:56:41

Der Musikmann -An Irishman in Cologne| The Lyric Feature

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2025/05/18

Presented by George Hamilton, this feature follows conductor David Brophy’s progress over his first six months with the WDR Funkhausorchester, on his new podium in Cologne. Observing the musical, cultural, and personal challenges this Irish conductor faces as he takes on one of the most prestigious positions in his field in Europe

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0:45:56

Black Syren | The Lyric Feature

The Lyric Feature ·

2025/05/11

This weeks Lyric Feature is -Black Syren, whichtells the largely forgottenstory of Rachel Baptist,a Black Irish soprano, who predominantly appeared in Irish "pleasure gardens” in the 1750s and 1760s performing arias by Handel and Arne among others.The feature is presented by journalistSaibh Downes.

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0:52:41

Feather and Flock - Eagles | The Lyric Feature

The Lyric Feature ·

2025/04/27

Ireland has white tailed sea eagles as well as golden eagles, both having been recently reintroduced. In this episode Anja Murray and Brían Mac Gloinn travel to Garinish Island in west Cork and also hear from National Parks and Wildlife Service Ranger Clare Heardman about the nesting and breeding habits of these wonderful birds.

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0:49:18

Feather and Flock - The Skylark | The Lyric Feature

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2025/04/13

Skylark is a charismatic bird of open ground and the uplands, widely celebrated for their impressive singing ability. In this episode, ecologist Anja Murray and musician Brían Mac Gloinnbegin with the Skylarks’ fame in poetry, with poet Martin Dyar.

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0:51:28

Feather and Flock - The Lapwing | The Lyric Feature

The Lyric Feature ·

2025/04/06

Lapwings are any of various ground-nesting birds akin to plovers and dotterels. They range from 10 to 16 inches in length, and are noted for their slow, irregular wingbeats in flight and a shrill, wailing cry.

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0:50:53

Feather and Flock - The Jay | The Lyric Feature

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2025/03/30

Jays are colourful, vocal, and highly intelligent woodland birds. In this episode ecologist Anja Murray and musician Brían Mac Gloinn meet ornithologist Seán Ronayne in an autumn woodland to listen to stories these birds’ incredible capacity for mimicr

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